Hose supporter



J. WRATSCHKO Aug. l0, 1937.

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,HOSE SUPPORTER Filed July 25, 1956 INVENTOR Patented Aug. 10, 1937"PATENr carica `nosa sUPPoR'rER Joseph Wratschko, New Britain, Conn.,assignor of one-half to Mortimer H. Camp, New Britain,

Conn.

Application July 23, 1936,` serial No. 92,055

3 Claims.

- VrIhis invention relates to hose supporters, parti'cularly those-ofthe well known button and loop type, and V'the main object is tosimplify the construction and reduce thecost of manufacturing .andassembling the necessary parts thereof.

In the accompanying drawing- Fig. 1 is a front elevation, relativelyenlarged, of a preferred form of hose supporter;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal cross section of the hose supporter grippingelements shown in Fig. 1, the supporting webbing being shown in edgeelevation;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary View of the loop portion of the grip.

In the drawing I represents the loop portion of the grip, which loop maybe made of any suitable material that will render the same sumcientlyrigid to perform its function. At the lower part of this loop there isthe usual longitudinal slot which is contracted toward its lower end inthe customary manner. At the upper part of the loop there is atransverse slot 2 through which the customary grip supporting webbing 3may be passed. The loop carries a tongue or spur extendinglongitudinally thereof and preferably an upwardly projecting tongue 4which may be formed in any desired manner, as by recessing the materialof the loop at the lower side of the slot 2 in such a manner that saidtongue will be formed between the recesses. This tongue functions as afastening device for the button sup'- porting means, which in thisinstance is preferably in the form of a nat flexible tab 5.

The tab 5 carries adjacent its lower end a button t, the shank of whichis suitably shaped to slide into the contracted lower portion of thelongitudinal slot in the loop so that when a piece of fabric overstandsthe head of the button and the latter is in place in the loop, thefabric will be drawn around and under the button head and will begripped between the sides of the shank and the adjacent edges of theloop. The upper end of the tab is bulged as at T and is perforated inline with the fastening tongue 4 over which it may be slipped and bymeans of which said tab is suspended at the rear of the loop when theparts are assembled. It will be understood that there is little or nostrain on the tab at any time since the strain is taken principally bythe lower end of the loop I and transferred by the latter directly tothe supporting webbing 3, and hence there is no tendency to tear the tab5 from the fastening tongue.

When the parts have been assembled and the (Cl. 2li-245) upper end ofthe tab has been seated in its home position as shown in Fig. 1, thewebbing 3 is threaded through the transverse slot 2 and acts to ll thesame suiciently to function as a key to block the "accidentaldisengagement of the tabv from the tongue.' It should be understood thatbefore the webbing is inserted in the slot, the latter affords clearanceto permit the perforated upper end of the tab to be quickly and easilyapplied to the fastening tongue 4. When the tab is fully engaged withthe tongue, no operation, other than the mere threading of thesupporting webbing 3 through the slot 2, is required to hold or lock thetab in place. By this construction the necessity of having a secondtransverse slot in the upper end of the loop (a common practice) isavoided and hence the overall length of the loop may be correspondinglyshortened and the cost reduced. The facility and ease with which the twoparts of the grip, to wit, the loop and the tab, may be connectedtgether in operative relation is also a factor in reducing the cost ofthe article.

The button is preferably made of rubber or other yielding material, tosave damage to the stocking. The bulge 6 is preferably made of yieldingmaterial to facilitate forcing it through the transverse slot when emptyand into engagement with the fastening tongue. In fact, the tab 5 as awhole is preferably made of rubber with a reinforcing fabric backing asshown. The loop may be made integral throughout and when made of sheetmaterial, whether metal or otherwise, it may be readily stamped out bymeans of suitable dies. It will be further observed that by the uniqueconstruction disclosed herein, no clinching operations are necessary toconnect the tab to the loop, since the mere presence of the webbing 3 inthe slotl 2 directly above the upper end of the tab serves to preventthe latter from accidentally escaping from the fastening tongue.

While a preferred form has been illustrated, it should be noted that thebulge or projection 1 might be made solid and the tongue or spur 4forced in so as to cut its own aperture or seat therein. Furthermore,the tongue or the sides of the notches dening the tongue could be maderough or serrated or barbed so as to securely hold the tab in placeindependently of the webbing 3. The tongue could extend completelythrough the bulge S instead of only partly through as shown. Variousother changes and modifications could be made within the scope of theinvention as defined in the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. In a hose supporter grip in combination, a substantially rigid loopmember having a longitudinal slot in its lower portion contracted towardits lower end, said member also having a transverse slot in its upperportion, a rigid fastening tongue carried by the loop and projectingupwardly toward said transverse slot with clearance spaces on each Ysideof said tongue communicating with said transverse slot, a flexiblebutton supporting means for suspending a button at the rear of said loopfor coaction with the longitudinal slot for gripping a piece of fabric,the upper part of said flexible means being perforated to engage andsurround the sides of said tongue and to be suspended therefrom.

2. In a hose supporter grip in combination, a substantially rigid loopmember having a longitudinal slot in its lower portion contracted towardits lower end, said member also having a Vtransverse slot in its upperportion, a rigid fastening tongue carried by the loop and projectingupwardly toward said transverse slot with clearance spaces on each sideof said tongue communicating with said transverse slot, a flexiblebutton supporting means for suspending a 3. In a hose supporter grip incombination, a Y

' rigid loop member having a longitudinal slot in itslower portioncontracted toward its lower end, said member having a transverse slot inits upper portion,l a rigid fastening tongue integral with the 'loop andin substantially the plane thereof and projecting upwardly from saidtransverse slot, with clearance spaces on each side of said tonguecommunicating with said transverse slot, a flexible buttonV supportingmeans at the rear of said loop, the upper part fof said meansoverstanding and surrounding said tongue and occupying the clearancespaces at eachpside thereof'.

, JOSEPH WRA'IsCHKo. 25

